Tasmania is named alongside honeymoon favourites, including Bora Bora, Fiji and the Maldives, in a list of the best island destinations in the world. Take a look at some of the destinations honoured in the list.

Australians will be able to easily find out whether their doctors are receiving payments from pharmaceutical companies using a new public database ordered by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.

A specialist Domestic and Family Violence Magistrates Court to be trialled on the Gold Coast will provide users with a "one-stop shop" run by a magistrate who can become familiar with their issues, the Queensland Premier says.